John Crane Turbomachinery System design for maximum reliability

80% of seals fail prematurely because of contamination

Ensure the gas is clean and dry

EXTERNAL GAS FILTER MODULE PROCESS GAS
FI
FI

Filtered Process Gas

For extended reliability clean / dry seal gas is the MOST important
Gas should be filtered to around 1 micron Coalescing filters can be used to dry the gas Heaters can be used to provide superheat Heat tracing should be used to prevent heat loss SEPro type systems can be used to provide static gas flow

Process Gas

Phase Diagrams
180 160 140
Pressure (bar)

Check adiabatic expansion AF 15256 Gas Composition Check hydrate formation

120 100 80 60 40 20 0 -180 -160 -140 -120 -100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 Temperature (C)
dew line bubble line Adiabatic Expansion Hydrate Curve (1% H2O)

Review gas properties

Element
CK

Wt%
09.62 09.40 00.11 00.32 80.55

White deposits found across IB seal faces Caused seat and face to stick together

OK AlK SiK SK

Area analysed

Clear evidence of liquid contamination

White deposits identified as deposition of elemental sulphur

Seal environment solutions from

Experience has proven that process contamination is the biggest single contributor to premature gas seal failure
Maintain optimum seal condition Increase compressor availability Prevent liquid contamination at seal faces Prevent process debris contamination Increase dry gas seal MTBF NACE material compatibility

ATEX and PED options

SEPro - More than just another filtered gas package